Good morning, Albuquerque.

No injuries were reported after the Rhapsody in Blue balloon hit a power line at Glendale and Barstow near La Cueva High School on Sunday morning as Balloon Fiesta officials noted that pilots were scheduled to land between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Baylor Rodden, 20, became the youngest pilot at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta when he flew his own balloon Saturday and Sunday at Balloon Fiesta Park and joined his family’s long-standing tradition (he will return to Tulsa Community College to pursue an aviation career after the fiesta ends).

A Balloon Fiesta mentorship helped beginner pilot Triston Garcia land his balloon safely in the Northeast Heights on Friday before the event’s opening, with veteran mentor Aaron Gebhart guiding him in preflight training that prepared him for competing among 600+ balloons.

UNM Ph.D. student Shaifalee Saxena won LANL's Best Student Award for her work on combining reinforcement learning with adaptive controls.

She was one of five winners — chosen from nearly 2000 student workers after starting as a research assistant with Dr. Alexander Scheinker in July.

UNM Central Campus Bookstore will host Fall Grad Fair from Oct.

14–16 with 25% off grad packs and 20% off diploma frames for graduating Lobos; Jostens representatives will help students choose personalized rings and announcements, and the event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (2301 Central NE).

Federal forecasters say this year's El Niño, the strongest on record so far, is expected to bring wetter weather that may boost Albuquerque's water supplies (experts caution that the unusual pattern could shift rainfall unpredictably).

Crews reopened U.S. 60 today west of Socorro with a 45-mph limit as repairs continue after flood damage, while New Mexico Gas Co. began a 21-week pipeline project on Isleta Boulevard to upgrade gas lines and add storm drainage, bike lanes and walkways.